Aim: To compare the caries removal efficacy between chemomechanical method (Carisolv) and conventional method (airotor) in freshly extracted molars. Materials And Methods: 100 freshly extracted molars with dentinal caries on the occlusal surface were selected. Of which, 50 teeth were treated with chemo-mechanical (Carisolv) and in the other 50 teeth by conventional (airotor) method. Completenes...

Modeer T. et al.(2011) claim that there is association between decreased salivary flow rate and caries in obese adolescents. The aim of this study was to determine the association among nutritional status, salivary flow rate and caries risk in preschoolers. The study comprised 60 children aged 3 to 6 years attending kindergartens in areas immediately adjacent to Buenos Aires City, Argentina. Bo...

CONTEXT Dental caries is a disease of multifactorial etiology. A variety of potential predictors have been examined for the association with caries increments in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies. AIMS The aim of this study was to assess the possible relationship among salivary cariogenic microflora, buffer capacity, secretion rate, and caries experience among 6-year-old school-going c...

background: one of the causative factors in development of dental caries is microorganisms. two species of mutans streptococci including streptococcus mutans and streptococcus sobrinus are associated with dental caries in human beings. the aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of s. mutans and s. sobrinus in saliva of children with different caries activity and ability to form biof...

The Brazilian community in Japan is the third largest of the ethnic groups within the Japanese population. However, the oral health condition of Brazilian schoolchildren resident in Japan has not been documented previously. This study was carried out to assess the prevalence of dental caries in Brazilian schoolchildren resident in Japan. The study population comprised 296 schoolchildren aged 6 ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of dental caries and social determinants in the Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of children in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. This is a population-based cross-sectional study with a representative sample of 1,204 children aged 8 to 10 years randomly selected from 19 public and private schools. The children were clinically examined at ...

introduction: it was to compare the efficacy of semiannually fluoride varnish application versus pit and fissure sealant to reduce occlusal caries incidence. materials and methods: a randomized parallel designed study was conducted with 352 child-ren aged 6-7 years. participants were allocated into biannual application of varnish (n=179) (naf 5 %( durafluor, dentsply®, latin america) or resin-b...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate in vivo the occurrence of secondary caries and dentin characteristics in permanent molars after traditional amalgam restorations, by means of clinical visual examination, radiographs and laser-induced fluorescence (LF) (DIAGNOdent). METHODS Thirty first permanent molars of 30 schoolchildren in the 7 to14 year-old age group were included. Caries was remov...

AIM The present study was designed to investigate oral hygiene habits and fluoride use in cystic fibrosis (CF) homozygotes, heterozygotes and healthy controls as a function of caries experience (DMF-T) and oral cleanliness (dental plaque, dental calculus and gingival bleeding). METHODS Oral hygiene habits in CF homozygotes (n=42), heterozygotes (n=48) and healthy controls (n=62) were used in ...

background:   to find out if there is an association between levels of salivary mutans streptococci (ms)   materials and methods:   t -test were used to find differences between groups. p   results:   p   p   p   conclusion:   present study showed a strong association between maternal and child salivary   ms levels indicating that mother’s ms count could be an important risk indicator for ecc d...